How do you pronounce clique?

[Physics is Phun]

CLIQUE
is it click as in click the mouse. or CL-EEK and in rhyms with peek.

 

[Dooga Blackrazor]

It's the former.

 

[Monique]

I wonder how you'd pronounce my name then Monick?

 

[Moonbear]

In the US, we pronounce clique as click. (We still pronounce Monique as Moneek, unless you tell us it should be otherwise. ) Apparently, it is pronounced as cleek in other places.

 

[brewnog]

'Cleek', definitely. It has an "ique" in it! It's got to be "eek"y, just like Monique, oblique and, urm, chic.

 

[Monique]

'Cleek', definitely. It has an "ique" in it! It's got to be "eek"y, just like Monique, oblique and, urm, chic.

and unique

 

[brewnog]

and unique

Good one!

And physique!

 

[JamesU]

and botique

 

[brewnog]

and botique

And boutique too. And antique.

And sique, mique, tique, bique, frique, chique, lique, rique and blique.

 

[JamesU]

and botique

 

[Danger]

and unique

Not to forget piquant.

 

[Monique]

chique, boutique, ludique, magnifique, mythique, laconique, critique, antique

 

[JamesU]

how about plain "ique"

 

[DaveC426913]

'Cleek', for sure. I cringe when I hear people pronounce it 'click'. Makes me want to ask if they're American... : smile :

 

[brewnog]

how about plain "ique"

The noise Moonbear makes when you step on her toes?
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[mattmns]

Click fo sho. All you non-United Statians and your weird pronunciations

Hmm, I went to answers.com to prove my case, thinking that they would have the US pronunciation, and they did not

 

[Danger]

thinking that they would have the US pronounciation, and they did not

They probably don't have that spelling of 'pronunciation' either.

 

[mattmns]

rofl, you are probably correct. What is wrong with doing that, is that not the british spelling?

 

[Danger]

rofl, you are probably correct. What is wrong with doing that, is that not the british spelling?

No, it is not; nor the Yank spelling for that matter. It is uniquely (pronounced 'you-neek-ly') your own.

 

[matthyaouw]

Apparently either are acceptable: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=clique
I'm sticking with the one that rhymes with Monique (rather than Monick)

 

[robphy]

So how do you pronounce
communique

 

[brewnog]

So how do you pronounce
communique

After you've heard me pronounce 'picturesque', you really won't want to know...

 

[Danger]

Apparently either are acceptable: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=clique
I'm sticking with the one that rhymes with Monique (rather than Monick)

All of the references listed in that site are US published, including that ridiculous American Heritage thing, so your choice is the correct one.
Now that we've covered pronunciation and spelling, want to take a shot at the grammar of 'either are acceptable'?

 

[Moonbear]

The noise Moonbear makes when you step on her toes?
Accidentally...[/size]

No, that rhymes with "duck."

 

[Moonbear]

Apparently either are acceptable: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=clique
I'm sticking with the one that rhymes with Monique (rather than Monick)

Unless we start pronouncing Monique as Monicka.

 

[JamesU]

No, that rhymes with "duck."

actually, that rhymes with "duck blue"

 

[Physics is Phun]

All this madness over one little word I'll know better next time I come asking for pronounciation help.
Thanks guys

 

[Danger]

All this madness over one little word

You ought to check out the 'aunt' discussion...

 

[JamesU]

how do you pronounce...

I've always said "dot, dot, dot" but some people may not agree with me

 

[Math Is Hard]

No, that rhymes with "duck."

hehehehehee